orange stripe problem

[denn454]

i posted this in the trasmission section but didn't get any responses. i figured more people will see it here, so thats why i'm posting here...

i finally got my orange stripe in a few days ago. its definatly stalling higher (digital dash, no tach )but it doesnt' seem to help launch harder. if i watch the boost gauge, the boost does rise much faster but it doesnt' translate into power on the ground. Another thing that i've really noticed is now i can't do a burn out. before with the d5 it would burn the wheels at 1# if i played with the brakes a little, now i can easly get 5# but the wheels refuse to let go, i wish i could say its from having so much traction, but i can't.

Once the car gets rolling it works great, from a 5# launch ( easy to do, before it would take all day to build up the kind of boost) it takes off pretty lightly with boost at about 13#. after a few feet (already at boost) something happens and it pulls like a bat out of hell.

my thoughts are that maybe the orange stripe has more slip in it than the d5 did. i'm almost positive its not the tranny slipping.

also who makes the orange stripe?

 

[denn454]

TTT

I did get it to burn the wheels, it took some smooth cement, 10# of boost and a light touch on the brakes. I ctill can't get a hard launch out of it, it launches much softer than with the d5 eventhough its leaving with an extra 5# of boost.

 

[XLR8]

I don't know. I have an orange stripe and had to install a line-lock to do burnouts. I leave at 14# - 15# of boost. I went from a 2.2 60' not being able to build any boost with the D5 to a best of 1.56 with the orange stripe. Are you sure the tranny is not slipping?

 

[denn454]

99% sure its not the tranny. it only happens from a standing start, it slips when the engine isnt' making full power, it just doesnt' make sence for the tranny to slip there. on top of that it has been rebuilt recently, i've taken care of it, my car isn't going to eat a tranny (not much power, yet...) and i never had any problems before the switch.

here recently its been acting a lot better, it even did a burnout the other night without me having to set there and build up boost, it just happend. very cool. I have a line lock setting around, i'm reluctant to put it on the car, if you blow through it, it feels very restrictive and i need all the brakes i can get.

i'm going to go to the track this wed, or the next one and i'ss see if it really does help.

 

[XLR8]

Let me know when you're going to the track, maybe I can tag along and we can figure this out.